Technomic, a Chicago-based foodservice consulting firm, suggests that menu innovation will play an essential role to entice recession-weary diners with compelling reasons to eat out. Look for these five trends in the year ahead...
If you're wondering why gastropubs have gained traction so quickly as a niche segment in full service, you don't have to look any further than Tom Condron and Matthew Pera's The Liberty. This 200-seat Charlotte, NC, operation, which opened last...
Done well, publicity can develop your name recognition, give your business instant credibility and ultimately lead to increased sales. Best of all, publicity is absolutely free...
If you’re looking for a way to attract a new audience and fill seats on a slow night, you might take a look at Groupon. Groupon.com is a service that works with an ever-growing list of museums, businesses and restaurants to send a deal-of-the-day...
It was the late 1990s when experts forecast that home meal replacement specialty operators like Dallas-based Eatzi’s would deal a mortal blow to full-service restaurants. Their prediction was right in part—customers did want to eat restaurant...
You probably shuddered when your local government insisted you post the nutritional content of your menu items, but you dutifully complied. But now you face another, related threat: lawsuits over the accuracy of the information you provide...